Synonyms for sinking
sink·ing

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1. sinkingnoun

   a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

   "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"

   Synonyms:
   sinking feeling

2. sinkingnoun

   a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)

   "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"

   Synonyms:
   sinking feeling

3. sinking, sinking feelingnoun

   a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension

   "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"

   Synonyms:
   sinking feeling

Matched Categories

1. • Anxiety
   • Decrease
   • Descent

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1. drowningverb

   meaning

   unknown

   Submitted by siddharthdinesh4 on July 28, 2021  

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1. sinkingnoun

   Synonyms:
   subsidence, fall, decrease, decline

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1. List of paraphrases for "sinking":

   shipwreck, wreck, naufrage, drowned, sunken, drowning, collapse, sinks, draught, wrecking

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1. sinking

   Synonyms:
   See Maritime disaster
   

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1. Ineke van Gent:

   My main concern is [ the ] sinking of the soil, which means that we also have problems with living on the water.

2. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker:

   We at a turning point, the deal with Turkey is having an effect and the number of migrants is sinking significantly.

3. Kameshwar Kumar:

   The hospital was rationing its oxygen supply to patients and my brother was sinking so we were forced to rush him to another hospital but he didn’t make it.

4. Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues:

   I saw it( freezer) wasn't sinking. I jumped( inside it), it fell to one side and kept normal.

5. Carsten Stahn:

   If you include all of that and appeals and challenges, a case could take close to a decade at least, sWIMMING NOT SINKING.